Debbie Collins

Reference number: 1045795

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Introducer appointed representative

Debbie Collins can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Distinct Funeral Plans Limited Reference number: 965289 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Debbie Collins (FRN 1045795) introduces customers to Distinct Funeral Plans Limited (FRN 965289). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Debbie Collins.
  • Example: if Debbie Collins refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Debbie Collins itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When funeraldirectorsbasingstoke.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01256 333200 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RG26 5GJ
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Distinct Funeral Plans Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Firms like Debbie Collins

Other firms of the same type (funeral director), nearest first.

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Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Debbie Collins FCA authorised?
Debbie Collins (FRN 1045795) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Debbie Collins?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Debbie Collins (FRN 1045795) introduces customers to Distinct Funeral Plans Limited (FRN 965289). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Debbie Collins. Example: if Debbie Collins refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Debbie Collins itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Debbie Collins’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01256 333200 and the website funeraldirectorsbasingstoke.co.uk for Debbie Collins. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Debbie Collins a scam or clone?
Debbie Collins is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Debbie Collins?
Protection works through Distinct Funeral Plans Limited, the principal firm responsible for Debbie Collins's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

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